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About Vedam Village

Vedam is a large village in Srikalahasti tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,094, made up of 1,069 males and 1,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1511 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517640, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vedam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vedam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Srikalahasti
Pincode 517640
Area (hectares) 1511 hectares
Population 2,094
Male Population 1,069
Female Population 1,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vedam compares

By the 2011 count Vedam is the 5th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 1511 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Vedam

Vedam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vedam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vedam from other places

Vedam lies about 84 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Sri Kalahasti, about 5.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Vedam
Nearest railway station Sri Kalahasti 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Srikalahasti 6.4 km
District headquarters Chittoor 84 km

Villages closest to Vedam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Srikalahasti tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Vedam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vedam village had a population of 2,094. That makes it the 5th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Vedam village has 1,069 males and 1,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vedam has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Vedam is 517640. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vedam covers 1511 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vedam falls under Srikalahasti tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Vedam is Sri Kalahasti, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Vedam.

Vedam is about 84 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vedam is in Srikalahasti tehsil of Chittoor district. Sri Kalahasti is about 5.5 km away. Srikalahasti is about 6.4 km away. Chittoor is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cherlopalle Vyavasayapu Khandriga (2.2 km), Pullareddi Khandriga (2.2 km) and Ammapalem (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Vedam today is likely to be higher.

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